Truth and Reconciliation Commission

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Pope Francis meets with Indigenous leaders as he arrives at Edmonton's International airport, Canada, on Sunday, July 24, 2022. File photo by The Associated Press/Gregorio Borgia

Indigenous languages, consultation among issues raised before Pope’s visit

Before Pope Francis's arrival in Canada last July, federal officials flagged concerns about the level of consultation done with a First Nations community that was set to host him.

By Stephanie Taylor & Kelly Geraldine Malone | News, Politics | November 8th 2022

The site of a former residential school where, last month, ground-penetrating radar detected a potential 751 unmarked graves in Cowessess First Nation, Sask., Tuesday, July 6, 2021. File photo by The Canadian Press/Liam Richards

Ottawa looked to international missing persons commission for help on unmarked graves

The Canadian government approached an international commission that helped identify the remains of those killed during 9/11 and the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster to potentially aid its response to the discovery of unmarked graves at former residential schools.

By Stephanie Taylor | News, Politics | November 1st 2022

Murray Sinclair appears before the Senate committee on Aboriginal Peoples in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 28, 2019. File photo by The Canadian Press/Fred Chartrand

Liberal steps to remove mandatory minimums doesn't go far enough: Murray Sinclair

The former chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission says Liberal legislation to remove some mandatory minimum penalties from the Criminal Code doesn't go far enough.

By The Canadian Press | News, Politics | October 21st 2022

Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall look at a display of traditional hunting tools and clothing after arriving in Yellowknife, N.W.T's, during part of the Royal Tour of Canada, on May 19, 2022. File photo by The Canadian Press/Paul Chiasson

Some Indigenous leaders fear reconciliation talks will be at 'ground zero' with King Charles

Some Indigenous leaders and community members say they're concerned about making progress on reconciliation with King Charles III.

By Angela Amato | News | September 14th 2022

The first cohort of the Indigenous Law certificate poses for a group photo. (Photo courtesy of the University of Ottawa)

‘To wake up our being’: New University of Ottawa program seeks to revitalize Indigenous law

The initiative aligns with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Call to Action 50, which calls on the federal government to support and promote Indigenous laws.

By Matteo Cimellaro | News, Urban Indigenous Communities in Ottawa | August 24th 2022

The Black Case is a fictionalized retelling of a survivor' story. (Photo courtesy of Caroline Monnet)

Caroline Monnet reopens the horrors of The Black Case

The short film The Black Case plays with traditional horror tropes to tell a horrific story of a residential school survivor.

By Matteo Cimellaro | News, Urban Indigenous Communities in Ottawa | August 11th 2022

Now Pope has called residential schools 'genocide,' House of Commons should too, says NDP MP

A New Democrat member of Parliament said on Tuesday, August 2, 2022, she hopes all of her colleagues will recognize the residential schools system as genocide, now that Pope Francis has used the term.

By Stephanie Taylor | News, Politics | August 3rd 2022

Indigenous people gather to see Pope Francis on his visit to Maskwacis, Alta. during his papal visit across Canada on Monday, July 25, 2022. Photo by The Canadian Press/Jason Franson

Indigenous people react to Pope's apology

Pope Francis delivered on Monday, July 25, 2022, an apology for the Roman Catholic Church's role in residential schools, saying many Christians supported the colonization of Indigenous people. He made the remarks at the former site of the Ermineskin Indian Residential School in community of Maskwacis, south of Edmonton.

By The Canadian Press | News | July 26th 2022

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Translation project introduces new Canadians to reconciliation with Indigenous peoples

Mandarin and Cantonese translations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission report have been published, providing a new model for immigrant communities to walk alongside Indigenous communities on the journey to reconciliation.

By Matteo Cimellaro | News, Culture, Urban Indigenous Communities in Ottawa | July 13th 2022

From left, Chief Desmond Bull, Chief Randy Ermineskin, Chief Wilton Littlechild and Chief Vernon Saddleback, speak about the announcement from the Vatican of the Papal visit, in Maskwacis Alta, on June 27, 2022. Photo by The Canadian Press/Jason Franson

Pope's visit will help world understand trauma caused by residential schools

Leaders from four First Nations in central Alberta say the Pope's upcoming visit could help the world understand the trauma the residential school system caused to Indigenous people.

By Fakiha Baig | News | June 28th 2022

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